Once again, we had the fabulous Tami from Lorene Photography take Teddy’s newborn photos! Teddy was a champ and let us take some awesome pics (even though it took a while to get him to sleep in some of them). And, he only had one accident! Haha. Here’s his newborn photos, taken at 10 days old. Isn’t he the sweetest?!

Hi there! Remember me??? It’s been almost 5 months since I’ve written anything on this ‘ol blog and I have to say I’ve missed it! I’m not saying I’m back for good, but hopefully I’ll be posting a little more often than every 5 months!

Let’s see, what’s happened in the last 5 months…? Well… Emerson turned ONE! Zach is half way through is first year of residency! Two of Zach’s sisters got engaged! We made it through the holiday season in one piece! The Seahawks just made it to the Super Bowl AGAIN! And…………….. We are expecting Baby No. 2 (fondly referred to as the Gummy Bear)!!! It’s been a busy 5 months and while the first trimester was rough with Emerson, it has been equally exhausting if not more with the Gummy Bear. I thought being pregnant was tiring enough but being pregnant with a one year old running around is flat out exhausting. At least I haven’t been nearly as sick with Gummy Bear.

Wondering why we call it the Gummy Bear? Here’s your proof! 🙂

This was our 9 week ultrasound and I was so amazed that it looked like a little gummy bear! With Emerson our first ultrasound was at 8 weeks and she just looked like a little bean/alien. This little guy was already growing arm and leg buds! So awesome.

We just had our 20 week ultrasound and got to find out that we are having a baby BOY!!! We are so excited! I’m still a little in shock because whattheheckdoidowithaboy?!?! 🙂

I had a feeling that it would be a boy this time around just based on how different this pregnancy has been already. I wasn’t as sick in the first trimester (and halfway through the second) as I was with Emerson (thank goodness!). I’ve been wanting more salty foods instead of sweet. My skin has been freaking out – very dry and my complexion is not great. I remember my complexion was amazing with Emerson. And some other little things that have just been different that I can’t remember right now. 🙂

Since I’m already so behind on this pregnancy with my weekly bump photos and my interviews, I thought I’d do a little catch up! I doubt I’ll be up for doing them every week like I did with Emerson (how nice it was to have all that free time!) but I’ll try to keep up every few weeks.

20 Week Interview

How far along?20 weeks

Baby’s size? A banana!

Days until next doc appointment? 10 days

Total weight gain/loss? Last appointment I had a net gain of one (after losing a bunch of pounds from a 24 hour bug)

Maternity clothes? I busted those maternity pants back out over Thanksgiving and haven’t looked back! 🙂

Stretch marks? Probably, I’ve lost count at this point.

Sleep:Sleeping well since I’m so exhausted these days. Trying to go to bed early on nights that the Bachelor isn’t on. 🙂

Best moment this week: Feeling him kick and become more active – by far my favorite part of the entire pregnancy.

Movement: Significantly more this past week! It’s the best!

Food cravings: No cravings, but definitely not feeling the sweets. Salty foods all the way this time around.

Anything make you queasy or sick? Some smells… like perhaps changing dirty diapers on a certain one year old… (gag)

Have you started to show yet? Definitely. I feel like I “popped” a lot earlier this time around. I guess it’s like they say that your body kind of already knows what to do.

Missing anything? Having more energy.

Gender: Little man!

Labor signs?None yet

Belly button: Innie

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or moody most of the time? Mostly happy, but definitely very emotional.

Now taking name suggestions too! Boys names are hard so let me hear what you’ve got! (Except for Logan Michael because my father in law has already worn that one out… and that will definitely NOT be his name) 🙂

I’m back with a quick and fun little DIY project for all the little ones out there! I first saw this idea a couple years back on my favorite blog, Young House Love. At first when I saw it, I had no idea what it was – a bunch of hinges and latches on a board? Huh? Well, that was before I had a kid. And now that Emerson is here, I will do anything and everything to keep her occupied. New things are always welcome since she has the attention span of about 1.5 minutes (please share any other cool ideas you have for 11+ month olds)!

STEP 1: PICK OUR YOUR HINGES

After work one day I picked up Em and headed straight to Home Depot to pick out some latches. I spent so long in the aisle (Em fell asleep) picking out a good assortment of different latches, hinges, and handles in varying finishes. I basically tried to find the cheapest ones (some of those are expensive!) that had a lot of movement, would be fun to un-hook/re-hook, and weren’t too sharp for Emerson to use. I think I spent about $30-40 in total on latches.

STEP 2: BUILD YOUR PLATFORM

We had some leftover wood scraps laying around from our headboard and console table projects, so I commissioned Zach to build me a little platform after laying out all the hinges and latches where I wanted them to get a good idea of how big I wanted the platform. I think it ended up being about 2 feet x 1 foot.

STEP 3: SPRAY PAINT (OR PAINT) YOUR BOARD

I’m kind of obsessed with this color lately – Tropical Rain Forest from Valspar. It’s bright and vibrant and almost like a kelly green, but with more teal. I love it. A couple coats and it was good to go! Maybe we should have just left it as a platform for Em! 🙂

STEP 4: LAYOUT & ARRANGE YOUR HINGES

Layout your hinges to get a good idea of what you want the board to look like before you start screwing in everything. As you can see, I played around with it quite a bit. Also, make sure to keep all the nails and screws close to the hinges so you don’t lose them or get them mixed up!

STEP 5: SCREW IN YOUR HINGES & LATCHES

Pretty self explanatory. I started using the power drill, but it was running out of batteries (always happens right when I want to work on a project). Using a regular screwdriver seemed to work better, though since it didn’t split the wood as much. I added a little piece of pom pom trim I had leftover from Emerson’s pom pom curtains I made for her nursery to add a little texture. I also added the E wrapped in twine which is actually a pin on letter for Christmas Stockings, but it was a little too heavy for our stockings to hold the weight. It fits perfect on her board!

STEP 6: ENJOY!

Emerson seems to like it (off and on when she is in the mood). Her favorite part is the doorstop. She loves flicking it to make it go Boing! and after each time she claps! It’s so cute. She also loves the wheel. I love that it is substantial and will take a lot of wear and tear over the years. Check out my instagram feed for a cute video of Em having fun with her Latch Board!

Have you made any fun baby toys lately? Or, do you have any suggestions for awesome toys that your baby loves? One of the reasons I wanted to make this, is because it’s made of non-traditional items, and these days it seems like that is all Emerson wants to play with! She loves the bottom drawer in the kitchen filled with (safe for baby) kitchen utensils! It’s her favorite. So I’m hoping she will like this for years to come!

Disclaimer: I totally did not come up with this idea. I got it from Google. Do you remember this commercial?

I just watched it again. And cried again. Like lots of tears. I loved this idea from the first time I saw it. So great. When I was pregnant with Emerson I decided to start the same thing… get ready for some mushiness.

I started writing things down in a journal about my pregnancy so I could remember these times, along with my weekly(ish) posts about my growing bump. But it was getting harder and harder to remember all the little details and to find the time to sit and write things down monthly (or even weekly if I remembered). I remembered the commercial and thought, Duh!, I should start an email account for Emerson so I can send her quick notes whenever I have a minute. I could send her photos and videos in real time so she could have a timeline of her life to read through one day. I gave the email address to Zach, too, so we could both share memories of our life with her.

It’s been one of my favorite things and makes me so happy that she will have all these memories to read back on one day (assuming we still have email by then!). While I was pregnant, I sent her an email when I felt her kick for the first time. When we found out that she would be our daughter. Random videos of her moving in my belly. Since she has been born, we’ve sent her a ton of photos and videos – sometimes once every week or two, sometimes three in one day. Videos of her rolling over for the first time. Sweet and funny pictures of her being a goofball. Little notes about how we are in awe of the little lady she is becoming. It’s so much fun and I’m glad I can quickly put my thoughts down and send them off to her whenever I get the chance. It’s very informal and has worked so well for me. I also like that Zach can email her so she can get his perspective too, and it’s all right there in one place.

Once she is grown, maybe on her 18th or 21st birthday, we will give her the email address and password so she can read through her email “scrapbook.” I can’t wait to give it to her. Personally, I think it would be so cool to have, so I hope one day she thinks the same.

Now I’m going to go look through my own baby book that my mom brought over a few weeks ago! Part of it is actually a “baby calendar” where there are stickers and notes throughout for different milestones. Another great idea that I might keep up for the next one! Especially since it’s so hard to remember years later when they started walking, talking, etc.

What do you guys do to keep track of all the memories and milestones? Traditional baby book? Email account? Calendar? Shutterfly photo book? Do share!

Month five was so much fun! Miss Emerson got increasingly active this month and it was so much fun being able to interact with her more. Her little personality is coming out more and more and she is awesome. Very happy, curious, determined and focused at times, silly and smiley, definitely a good eater, and just all around fun to be with. Love. Her. To. Pieces.

She is such a happy and easy baby! We are so lucky and I’m so glad I get to be her Mama. Here’s some 5 month highlights (get ready for a photo-heavy post, people):

– Loves to stand up while we hold her. No more sitting, just standing. She’s such a “little girl” already. I often wonder what happened to my baby! She’ll probably be walking before she crawls. Haha. Pleaselordno.

– Loves to laugh at Daddy and all his funny noises. Her favorite is “muahahahahaha”

– Hates tummy time but finally rolled over from front to back! The first two times she was with Grandma Vonnie while I was at work (worst part of being a working Mama, and I’m saying it doesn’t count. Ha!) but did it for us a couple days later. Then she didn’t do it for about another week or two. Finally I was able to catch it on video!

– She realized how soft the puppy’s fur is and loves to pet them. The puppies like it too… at least Buster does. Em really loves to pull on their fur. And ears. And poke them in the eyes. Luckily, they are super chill and put up with all her “pets.”

– She is such a happy and giggly baby! It’s so much fun and makes me SO happy. She’s amazing and always has a smile on her face (or at least an excited open mouth). She loves to lay the open mouth slobber kiss on you (even though she has no clue what she’s doing) and loves doing her classic “hungry tiger” face.

– She started sitting up more on her own. We kept a pillow behind her for a while and she would just sit there and play with her toys. She’s also getting really good at reaching out for toys. And Mommy’s glasses. And Mommy’s mouth. And Daddy’s stubbly chin. Basically everything.

– We thought she might be teething because she is always grabbing our fingers, pulling them straight to her mouth, and then chomping down on them. She’s also been drooling a ton. But no teeth yet!

– We switched to bottles only soon after Christmas. I’m still pumping and she’s getting breastmilk, but just not straight from the source. 🙂 It was getting hard on me to balance pumping and nursing and honestly she was getting heavy and it was getting hard to hold her while nursing. Love me my chunky baby! Pumping is hard work, but it’s been working well doing the full time pumping. Plus, it’s nice to know how much we are actually feeding her (although I still have no idea what’s “right”) haha.

– Her legs are moving constantly and I’m already betting on her becoming a soccer player!

– She found her toes! I’ve been waiting for this moment since she was born because I think it is so cute. And honestly, I’m kind of amazed at how flexible they still are at this age! She munches on them and holds them and it’s just so darn cute.

– Grandma taught her a fun game (that was a sarcastic fun)… she now loves to do “zerberts” or “blowing bubbles!” It was super cute at first and we were so proud that she could actually start mimicking us! Fast forward a couple weeks and we are constantly getting spit blown in our faces. Haha. Ok, it’s still pretty cute. Thanks Grammie!

– She started holding her own bottle. It’s not every time, but most times she will start out holding it. Again, where is my baby?! Already wants to be a big girl.

– We started sleep training. Best. Thing. EVER. Read more about it here.

– Em started going to daycare! It was a hard decision, but ultimately working from home was not working from me. Without having extra help there while I had to work it was unrealistic for me to get anything done without have to make up hours at night, which I hated doing. Especially with tax season coming, it was not going to work. Now she goes to daycare three days a week and it has been great. We were so glad to find some part time day care since Gramma Vonnie watches her Mondays and Tuesdays still. The first week was the worst, but when I picked her up after the first day and saw how happy she was (seriously, does this girl stop smiling? The answer is yes. but usually only when she is hungry or tired. :), it gave me a huge sigh of relief. Her “teachers” are great and love her (how could they not!). She had no problem being dropped off (not to the stranger danger phase yet) so that made it easier, too. So far so good!

– We took our first trip to the doctor because of a cold (bet you didn’t see that coming after she started daycare). Haha. It actually got to me first! It was just a stuffy nose and cough, but I took her in to get it checked out. I’m really paranoid about the coughing… but it turned out to be just a cold thank goodness. But that also means you can’t really do anything but wait for it to pass (which will probably be never since she is in daycare!).

Four month check up! This was before all the shots (four to be exact).

We got a visit from Auntie Kim (visiting from North Carolina) and Auntie Shan!

Someone got spoiled over Christmas…

Classic hungry tiger face.

Baby selfie. Not really.

She also found her tongue and gets in modes where she just keeps it out. Especially when Grandpa is egging her on. 🙂

New Year’s Eve party animals.

Baby-zilla!

She’s a pretty cool chick.

Did I mention she hates tummy time?

Cheering on her Grandpa’s favorite team! Go Ducks!

Hipster Baby.

Did I mention the drool? 🙂

She loves her puppies. She especially loves to watch Brody. She is fascinated with him, even when he’s across the room.

She also loves to fly!

So close!

Loves to stand.

That smile.

This was after day one of daycare. Love my little nugget!

Hungry. Tiger. All. The. Time.

Someone captured this sweet moment of Emerson and her friend Avery at Avery’s baptism. Hearts were melting.

Stinker.

She has so much fun with Grammie every week!

Bath time with Daddy is always fun…

Seahawks were awesome this season! SUPER BOWL CHAMPS!!!! We watched the NFC Championship game and were super stressed the whole time! Luckily Sherman made the play of the season and we won! Sorry Forty Whiners… 🙂 Go Hawks.

It has been such an awesome season seeing her grow! I have to say, since Emerson was born, the Seahawks have been awesome! I think she is the best good luck charm! 🙂 Below, Em at 2 weeks and 21 weeks – same jersey!

Well, we started sleep training about three weeks ago. Spoiler alert – it works! It’s pretty much the MOST AMAZING THING EVER. Here’s a little recap.

We had been thinking about sleep training for a few weeks after a rough holiday season with a lot of interrupted sleep (baby with a cold + growth spurt + traveling = the perfect sleep storm). SO… we decided to start sleep training one night after two hours of trying to put Miss Emerson to to sleep. Two frustrating, cry-filled hours. We had been doing a strict bedtime routine for a week or so (this was also a huge improvement), which was working great to get her down. But, she would wake up after about a half an hour and then it would take up to two hours to get her back down to sleep. Goodbye nightly adult time… The past couple weeks I had also been getting very short tempered and cranky. I don’t function well with such little sleep (does anyone?). She had also started waking up ever few hours again throughout the night (and this was after she had been doing good with 5-6 hour stretches). Dang the holidays and messing up our schedule! 🙂 I was beyond frustrated. So, after some research on what to actually do, we decided to just go for it.

The Plan: Cry-it-out (within reason). To us, this meant putting her down with the normal bedtime routine. If she woke up and/or started crying we would wait 5 minutes, then 10 minutes, then 15 minutes (increasing every time) then go into her room, pat her on the head/tummy gently to soothe her and put her binkie back in her mouth. No picking her up, no talking to her except for some shushing.

Night one:

After two hours of crying off and on (we would get her down and 10 minutes later she would wake up screaming), we decided to go for it. We went in every 5 minutes, then 10 minutes, then 15 minutes until she finally calmed down after about 45 minutes and went to sleep. I thought it would be really hard (especially after a failed attempt a week or so earlier – we weren’t mentally prepared yet!) but I was so frustrated and tired, I was more determined to make this happen than anything.

Night two:

Em did better and it was slightly harder on me. Her crying was near hysterical at times and it was hard to listen to through the monitor. Luckily we have a video monitor so I could see how she was doing without going in the room. We stuck to the pattern though, starting with every 10 minutes this time, then 15 minutes. The hard part was that Gramma Vonnie was there and kept wanting to go in to comfort her (and not within the appropriately planned timeline!). I forbid her though! No way were we going to go backwards. The bedtime routine was clutch, but she still woke up after about 45 minutes. After another 30-45 of the 5/10/15 routine she was finally asleep for good. Better.

Night three:

Kind of rough. She was still waking up after 30-45 minutes. We’d wait 10 minutes, go put her binkie in and pat her tummy/head, then walk out of the room. That continued for about 45 minutes again, but once the binkie was back in, she would be out.

Night four-six: About the same as above, gradually getting better with less wake ups.

Week two:

After about a week, she was already getting much better about staying asleep after we put her down. Maybe only one wake up where we’d wait to see if she could put herself back to sleep and if not, we’d go put the binkie in after 15 minutes and she would be fine.

Three weeks later:

Fast forward to now and she is rocking it! We usually put her down at 7 with a bottle and she is out. For the past two nights she hasn’t woken up crying at all! We then feed her before we go to bed around 10:30-11 which holds her until morning. She has been waking up between 4-5 and then we change her diaper and usually bring her in to bed with us until we wake up about 6:30. It works for us for now. My goal is to get her to sleep in her crib til 6:30, but for now this is a huge improvement and I’m taking it!

Moral of the sleep-training story – it is the best thing ever. For this tired and cranky Mama it was a life saver. The main thing that helped was just making a plan and staying consistent. Same bedtime and bedtime routine each night, consistency with the sleep training method, and feeding her before we go to bed helped SO much (having a full tummy helps her get through the night). It was also really important that Zach and I were on the same page with how we were sleep training and what the routine is. The routine is now sacred in our house. It needs to happen every night! We have veered off it for a couple nights here and there (you need to have some flexibility) but then hop right back on. It makes me not want to travel ever again so we won’t disrupt the sleeping schedule! Haha. I’m sure we will, and when we do hopefully the bedtime routine, etc. will still help with her sleep through the night.

I’m catching up! Our little stinker was four months old on Christmas Day! We are keeping up our weekly and monthly photo traditions and it makes me so happy! It’s kind of fun thinking up outfits for our little photo shoots and I LOVE being able to look back and see how she has changed throughout the weeks.

During her fourth month there were a lot of changes. I started back at work and was so sad that my maternity leave was over. If only I could stay home with her every day, but alas I need to bring home the bacon while the hubby is kicking butt and finishing up med school (only four more months!!!). Also this month were the holidays which meant some travel threw off our schedule. Not very fun in the sleeping department but we made it through.

Here’s some highlights from little miss Em’s fourth month of life:

– Mastered the art of the “hungry tiger” face! (you’ll know it when you see it below)

– Started doing this thing where she rolls her tongue. So funny to watch and we thought for a hot minute she might be teething (that would be early!) but no teeth yet thank goodness!

– Sticking her tongue out a lot – she loves that tongue

– Started putting everything in her mouth

– Loves sucking on her fingers (and ours)

– Slightly pushing up with her arms during tummy time

– Still hates tummy time (but is doing well with her neck and back strength)

– Responding really well to noises and talking (and her name on rare occasions)

– Very smiley and giggly! Loves being on her changing table and playing with her Bunny Frou Frou

– We have little cooing convos back and forth

– Loves spending time with her Grandmas when they watch her every week!

– Very contemplative and serious at times trying to figure things out.

– She got her first little cold – just a stuffy nose but it sucked! Cue the humidifier and saline solution! Luckily it passed, but she did have trouble sleeping because of it.

– Sleeping is all backwards probably because of a growth spurt, cold, and traveling, among other things. We had a few very rough nights trying to get her down to bed. Lots of rocking to get her to sleep (by mom only, too). On the plus side, on one of her sick nights the only place she would fall asleep (after three hours of off and on crying/rocking) was her crib for the first time! Since that night she has slept in the crib in her nursery! So that was a nice way to force us to move her to the crib. It was still a challenge getting her used to it after that, but I am not turning back!!!

– Going back to work has been very hard, but I guess we are getting used to it (do you ever?!)? I started out working two days a week from home while my mom watched her two days and Zach’s parents watched her one day. It hasn’t been very busy at work so that was fine for a while, but I actually hated working from home. It was so hard! I did not like the feeling of being pulled in two different directions all day long… Crying baby and trying to work. Playing with baby and trying to work. So. Hard. I hated it. So, now we are going to daycare three days a week… I think it will be better for everyone, but at the same time very hard for me as well! At least now I can get my work done and go home to play with Em instead of having to make up hours all night.

Month four was very tough but also a lot of fun. I love watching Em learn and grow and develop every day. She is such a happy girl and makes me so happy in return. I love her to pieces!

Whoa… I’m a little behind… ok a lot behind. But better late than never, right?! Time is flying and I am having so much fun watching her grow up and learn new things every day. I love being a Mama and especially to little Miss Emerson.

Month three brought lots of smiles and giggles. My favorite things by far. She is such a happy girl and loves to laugh at her Mama making funny noises and faces. Month three also brought much more fussiness. Up to this point she had been doing really well with very few cry-fests. Month three brought many consecutive nights of fussiness before bed during the “witching hour.” Did I mention baby cries are the worst, most heart wrenching sound ever?! We are still figuring it out though… working on getting a solid bed time routine down and eventually will be working on transitioning to her sleeping in her own room in her crib. That will come when she doesn’t wake us up during the night anymore though. We are still getting up once a night with her, which isn’t too bad, but I can’t wait til I can get 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep again (if ever?!?!).

Let’s see, what else? She’s still a really good eater. She loves being tall and walking around, taking everything in. We have “conversations” now that consist of us saying “whooooo” back and forth to each other. It’s the cutest ever and I can’t wait til she starts talking more (I might regret saying this… haha)! She’s also drooling a ton and loves putting EVERYTHING in her mouth. She’s so good at grabbing things now. Then straight to the mouth. She also loves her tongue and will stick it out any chance she gets.

We didn’t do a ton throughout November since Zach was working a rotation with *hopefully* his future residency program. That meant long hours and six days a week at the hospital. Em and I got lots of good bonding time in though!

We sent out birth announcements for Emerson a little while ago. I’m kind of old fashioned that way. I still send out the paper Christmas cards, birth announcements and of course, thank you cards (thanks to my lovely Mama who instilled in me very young to always send a thank you card).

After looking around on a bunch of different sites and pricing out birth announcements (Shutterfly, Tiny Prints, Snapfish, Costco) I ended up just making my own design using Picasa and ordering through the custom option at Costco. Don’t get me wrong, I love the designs at Shutterfly and Tiny Prints. They are beautiful, but also expensive. The cheapest I found were $50 for 50 through Shutterfly, but I just can’t justify spending that much on announcements – especially on our tight med school budget.

But, as usual, Costco for the win. While I didn’t like their designs, I was able to just create my own and upload to a blank card. $16.99 for 50 which includes envelopes! That’s more like it! The quality was great and I love how they turned out! They are large at 5 x 7 show there is plenty of picture. So far, the grandparents have been thrilled with them – my grandma (GG – for “great grandma” now) even wanted to hang it up outside the elevator in her retirement home for everyone to see. 🙂

Without getting becoming too much of a cliche, let me just say that my heart keeps getting more and more full with love for this little girl. She’s pretty awesome if I do say so. The first two months have flown by, but have also given us plenty of bonding time. We are settling into a good routine… eat, poop, play, nap… and having fun too! This month has been a little harder because Zach has been working long hours at his internship rotation – this should give us a good idea of what next year’s schedule will be like though! It’s definitely interesting being on the other side of a busy season schedule…

This past month has definitely brought on a lot of changes. It’s amazing how fast she changes! She is smiling a ton and giggling some too. It’s the cutest thing ever and it makes me melt! She’s moving her arms and legs more and is doing an awesome job of holding her big ol’ head up during tummy time (even though it’s still not her most favorite thing to do). She is so alert when awake and is always looking around and taking everything in – so eager to see more. Em’s been making more cooing and gurgling noises this past month too and is starting to respond to her name a little bit. She definitely responds to voices – turning her head to follow them. When her Dad comes home from work and talks to her, she definitely follows his voice around the room! It’s so sweet. Emerson loves reading and listening to music. She is very attentive when we read books and gets her arms and legs going. She also likes to “dance” to the music, especially while in her bouncy chair while Mama is making dinner! And by dance, I mean flail her arms and legs around to the “beat.” Haha. Our favorite music to listen to is the Disney Pandora Station. She’s also a pretty good sleeper – we get a good 5-6 hours uninterrupted! She usually falls asleep between 8-9 then I feed her around 10:30-11 and then she sleeps until 4 or 5. Not too bad.

With all the good, also comes the not-so-good… She definitely gets fussy more often these days. Still not a ton, but she is definitely more fussy during the evening “witching hour.” Usually if we stand up and walk around with her she calms down – she loves being tall and up high. We’ve had a few nights of lots of crying, which is never fun… seriously, baby cries are the WORST! Something about that sound that kills me!

Towards the end of month two she started sucking on her hands and is even getting a little more coordinated with her toys. I can’t wait to see what other changes will come with month three! Already she is getting more and more coordinated!

We did a lot this month… Emerson went to her first football game! We went down to Linfield to watch her Uncle Aaron coach his team to a victory!

Em continued her usual sleeping poses…

Her usual smiles…

And her usual cuteness…

We had fun just hanging out…

And I had fun going to the Hawks game with Schmevin!

Emerson got to meet her Great-Nana for the first time! It was so special to get another Four Generation picture with Zach, his Mom and his Nana.

We celebrated Auntie Jenn’s birthday…

And Em got to spend some quality time with her Aunties…

We went to the pumpkin patch, but didn’t buy any pumpkins…

And got to spend lots of naps with Daddy…

Two months has flown by but we are so in love with our little monkey girl!

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